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Director:
Waris Hussein
Writers:
Irene Kamp (writer)
Matt Robinson (writer)
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Release Date:
24 May 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Plot:
A woman begins to suspect that her brother is possessed by a voodoo spirit. | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Great! more (28 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Shirley MacLaine ... Norah Benson

Perry King ... Joel Delaney
Michael Hordern ... Justin
David Elliott ... Peter Benson
Lisa Kohane ... Carrie Benson
Barbara Trentham ... Sherry
Lovelady Powell ... Erika
Edmundo Rivera Álvarez ... Don Pedro
Teodorina Bello ... Mrs. Pererz
Robert Burr ... Ted Benson
Miriam Colon ... Veronica
Ernesto Gonzalez ... Young Man at Seance
Aukie Herger ... Mr. Perez

Earle Hyman ... Charles (as Earl Hyman)
Marita Lindholm ... Marta Benson
Peter Turgeon ... Detective Brady
Paulita Iglesias ... Brujo at Seance
Stan Watt ... James
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pat Ast ... Mental hospital patient (bit) (uncredited)
Todd Crespi ... Unnamed boy (uncredited)
José Fernández ... Tonio Pérez (uncredited)
Jason Holt ... (uncredited)
Renee Semes ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Waris Hussein 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Irene Kamp  writer (as Grimes Grice)
Matt Robinson  writer
Ramona Stewart  novel

Produced by
Martin Poll .... producer
 
Original Music by
Joe Raposo 
 
Cinematography by
Arthur J. Ornitz 
 
Film Editing by
John Victor-Smith 
 
Production Design by
Peter Murton 
 
Art Direction by
Philip Rosenberg 
 
Set Decoration by
Edward Stewart 
 
Costume Design by
Frank L. Thompson 
 
Makeup Department
Ian Forest .... hair stylist
Saul Meth .... makeup supervisor
Lee Trent .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
George Justin .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Haley .... assistant director
Alex Hapsas .... assistant director
Alan Hopkins .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Dino Di Campo .... dubbing editor
Richard Gramaglia .... sound recordist (as Dick Gramaglia)
Gerry Humphreys .... sound mixer
Gerry Humphreys .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Lou Barlia .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marilyn Putnam .... wardrobe mistress
 
Music Department
Joe Raposo .... musical director
 
Other crew
Roberta Hodes .... script supervisor
Frances Wolf Newman .... production coordinator
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Norway:18 (1973) | Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Finland:(Banned) (1973) | UK:X | USA:R
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA
Company:
Haworth Productions more

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Trivia:
Pre-dating the release of The Exorcist (1973) this film is considered among genre fans to be one of the first films to deal with the theme of possession. more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Great!, 21 November 2000
Author: ehoshaw from Trenton, MI

I thought "The Possession of Joel Delaney" was an excellent movie. The performances are superb and the last fifteen minutes of the film are sooo incredibly scary. The plot deals with a troubled man named Joel who shows signs of demonic possession. His rich older sister Norah is sure he is either going crazy or on LSD, but when she realizes her brother led a quite different life and had a strange friend named Tonio Perez (who, as it happens, was a dangerous decapitation murderer), she is led to believe that Joel is possessed by Tonio's vengeful spirit and an exorcism must be performed. The mood is dark and there are scenes that stick in your mind for days...the haunting voice Joel speaks in when possessed by Tonio, the scary and quite sick finally where he torments Norah and her two kids. I love this movie and think it is a must-watch for any horror fan. It is definitely not, "The Exorcist", but more subtle. Incredibly scary.

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